Case Presentation: Type A Lactic acidosis is commonly caused by decreased oxygen delivery and poor peripheral perfusion. Type B lactic acidosis ensues in absence of hypoxia or tissue hypoperfusion, mostly occurring in alcoholism, mitochondrial dysfunction, medications like metformin. We present an unusual case of Type B lactic acidosis induced by nebulized albuterol in the treatment [...]

Case Presentation: A 69 year old male with COPD and a 6-year history of a slowly progressing left upper lobe cavitary mass presented to our hospital with new hemoptysis. CT angiogram showed the cavitary mass infiltrating into an artery, as well as a pseudoaneurysm in the left lower lobe consistent with mycobacterial invasion of the [...]